Netcare Stork's nest Gift Bag

Hi Chanz,

Thanx so much. I was just wondering since i am not familiar with the Hospital. I beleive it will be a wonderful experience.

Keep well

Hi Ilana

From what I saw with a lady next to me at the Bay hospital, if you are having a natural delivery they let you hold baba for a bit and then take them away to get weighed and washed etc. And once you are back in the maternity ward then they bring your baby to you to be fed (whether you want to breastfeed or bottle feed).
If you are having a cesection, once they take baba out they show him to you and then get taken away to get weighed and you get stitched up. Once you are back in the maternity ward, they bring baba to you for their first feed. Your first night baba sleeps in the nursery so you can recover from the birth. But then after that baby is by you and they only assist when you ask. They do this to see how you cope etc..
Some advice, if you don't know how to do something ask. Don't feel stupid. And make sure they show you how to bath your baby before you leave.
If you plan on breastfeeding, I would advise to try it on your own. There is a Sister Hutton there. If you are really battling then ask her to help but if you can avoid it do. She can be quite harsh.
I hope you have a wonderful experience there

Hi Ilana.

I was at Netcare Parklane. as the mother you choose if you want baby to stay with you or should go to nursery.

Hi Everyone,

While we are on the Storks Nest subject, i`m due in 4weeks time and would really like to know of anyone who delivered @ the Bay Hospital. Do mother and baby stay together after delivery or do they take the babies at night to stay in the nursery and bring them for feeds.

Just curious about the Netcare does it.

Hi ladies

I bought my Netcare bag from their pharmacy yesterday (thought I would get it in advance since I don't want to stand in pharmacy queues when in labour).

It was R220 and had the following:
-2 packs of 12 Carriwell maternity pads;
-10 linen savers;
-2 disposable panties;
- 1 large pack of wetwipes (80 I think);
- 1 big tub of aqueous cream (500g)
- a smaller clear bag with cotton wool, Bennets bum cream (70ml?), Johnsons Top to Toe Wash (300ml); surgical spirits, nappy rash cream sample

I'm not sure if I forgot anything.

Hi ladies i gave birth at netcare st augustines durban last december and i ended up returning almost all the stuff i bought i actualy gave some away. at st augustines they give you a small pack of huggeis gold nappies which amara didnt finish we took home, they provided the vasilene and baby wash but they prefere you not to use anything for the first 4 wks. they dress them in their own clothes, they also provided me with one pack of maternity pads and they used the hospitals linen savers , i sent mine home. one thing i can advice on is to bring breastpads if you are going to breastfeed and a breastpump an extra pack of pads. dh came with our leaving clothes when were being discharged.

MommyN,

Our 4d scan we had was awesome. We could see Kyles face and everything. We got 5 pics and a dvd. I went early in the morning so we got a good picture.

We used Netcare N17. We also use the clinic service. They do the injections and weighing etc. We get free samples everytime we go. They give awesome advise